Lawn mower



J. H. BLAIR LAWN MowER June 1o, 1930.

Filed June 21, 192eA 2 sheets-sheet 1 10.53 daf/U. m.. Wo QN 1; i 15 the` followingl specificetion. `1 i i i i i `Pzaitentecl i JOENENBY BLAIR; 0F SANjrIa-nnosoo; fcnnir'onnimnssienon `ego "l y r i The general object ofthe present invention is to adapt a lawn `mower for cuttingvgrass located edjacentto the trunks ofitrees `or `close to fencesthegsidesof walks, bushes and 5 other partsinzor adjeoent to a` `lownwhich` `have i heretofore been inaecessible i to; the cutv `"tingbledes oftheconventionztl type of lawn f "Anotherfobject" i viocrushing or beatingdown ofthe grass bythe mower prior tothe time that the grassis en- Agato-eiland cutjbynthe blades of thelinower.

@claims `g 1" i i i i satisfactory embodiment of the inven- `Theinvention,`

i tion is illustre-ted inltheaiceoinpadnying @wwf y goings orniingpart of the Specation" aladin i \Wl1ich"y it; i i y e Figure 1 is@ ialviw one website i ynt invention showing@ `fmgmntofthe handle. c l i i i tres "25 `Figure 2 is `ai` verticail longitudinal section takenop roxeirnatelypnfhe une ZTQ of g ure Alen looking inlthezdireeton of `the ap `:rovvsh` "i t le F e gu-re 3 `is s a `side g eleyettion" ottone f y goielement of the lflexible `eonnection i `between the driving" wheels and the` rotary potters@ e i Figure l` is detailseotionelplanfof the I flexible transmission niechenisin `for they ropositions theparts oocupyuwlienthe handle constructionl for lz holding handle in op-V H 50 vzontally `and mointtillofi` nbspeled relation wThe above; and otherfobjects ere `tceoin-` plished by` instrumentalities `:pointed out in learly l if i in i @he `seen in Figures 2 endo;

`Figure 5 is a detail side elevation ofthe i `inventionshowing by fullrlinesthe relition e of" the parts` in their normal operative `posi-` tionl and further 'shovsririgby dotted lines the iS folded; `perovettori t0:- transportns the i ydevicgjninoperative position `from pljficefto` "LAWN Mownn plz; nppiiation"madonna `e1, 192e.sensi-nogumtsh i tofthehgroundfby a `liniir of horizontally disl-` posed rollers `5` ,endl 6, disposed: `in recesses "7 lof a `bottoinvplajte "8. i l: lriinnions 9; at the cen- ]treljportionsof thefpends oi rollers 5 and 6 `ere disposed in recessed;` `hearing blocks "10 e end 1l,` osfshown( in Figure 6. blocks are confined `in casings l2` and 13 rigidly se- `cured tothe bottornupletefby screws 14: eX- i tending through lugs l5 rigidlygsecured to i6 whichy are provided `with screw thredd lopenings for odjusting screwsl'wand `18,1tlie` i i `lowerinner ends of which `ere swiveled inthe i e5 llopeeringbloclsl()indwll ondfopeifate tofsup- .port the bearino blocks with thrfrollers `5` and 6 andfitoiief t the rollers to `Vary the" distztnce i between :the bottom plete Sfand thegrouninswill be w ect vertical `adjustrnents` of `The bottom pletef8 is `oblong` the `rollers 5` and 6" are disposed lbetweenftli'e v e longitudinal middle `portieri and reen side rof i i the plete.` e The opposite or forward sideiof 7o i 4theplattehis provided with afstetionary blade inadeup of two obliquelydisposedsections19 "which i are Hadj ustably seeured-` to" the Qplate as by screwsQl. "Thefcntting edges of these bladesare in a, comIlQIl"""lorizontol so i piane ma the,` adjacent lends of the blades abut,` theflcuttingedges being disposed for- ,twerdly of the" bottom; plate 8l est shown in `ligureg` i rigidlyeonnected to the ends of bottoni plate 118 land extend vertictllyiipwerdwith their forward` portions e eitending beyond e the seetionsd` ond 2()` of fthe `Stationery blade Suitable` stay rods" 24` extend throiigh radial' "oo lugs 25" ontheperipheries `of the sideplates `22tind23endoperziteto"renforoethe freine e Two cutting reels "E end c are disposed e within the freine a: el "Eaoh e outting `reel i coni sistsof 2|,l plurality offspiral knives 26 setlinue `the recessed peripheries oi two disksQ( `ond i ,Eochgreelis provided with on axially disposed `shaft 29 rigidly secured tothe disks `27 end28`. `"lheonter end portions ofthe e shafts are disposed in; bearings 3Q @ed 3l 011 to i he sidefpifits geen@ 23 fthe frati if@ `85` ,of the-traine Vandasaconsequenceof this-the 'the inner faces of thesideplates 22 and Itis to be noted onreference to vligure l r `that the side plates 22 and 23 converge'forwardly andthe cutting reels Y) ando are dis-V posed withy their shafts 29 substantially in .a

verticali plane 'with the .blade sections 19 and 20,"the`fsa-id Vshafts .being disposed in 'ajjcom-V mon horizontal plane and at rightangles to the. side 'gplates 22 and 23. The inner endsof Vl32fand33 of the'shafts.k Thei'endportions Vthe l shafts '29 terminate in'spheres `32fand 33 which are disposed 'onfeither sidefof ythe transverse central lineof the framefagA Sprocket wheel 34is disposed with its axis in .the horizontal planeV of the vshafts 29 and' risA arranged between the'spherical end portions Y" of the 'hub Vof `the sprocket'wheel'f 34 -are pro- 'yided lwith axially disposed heinispherical *i "2'01 36;361which'are rigidly secured as-'byscrews "depressions 35 for the spheresl 32 and 33, and

lretainers are provided in the form lof lri'i'igs '37 to annular-'flanges 38 Yon the o'pposite'endsy 'fao c ly disposed arms 40;40 at the forwardend of y standard 42 rigidly secured adjacent to the effigie'haberme-Sprocket when 34,'@11 0f La horizontally disposed bracket arn'i4l. Y The `Vvteeth .of the sprocket'34 areg'ar'range-d betweeirthe 'arin's' 40 vas shown. The bracket y.

"zt'rrii" 41fis/ carried .by an .upright post "or "rearwside portion'of the "bottoin' plate 8 and- ,Inidway `betweenthe Aends thereof as `shown f; o, lin'Iligu'res land 2.A Thev combined lengths 'ofthe reels 'band c approximate the ldistance Vbetween,"the''side vplates T22 and i 23. In arra'ng"'ing` thereelswithin the traine', however,

;theadja'cent'eiid'portions 'ofthe blades 26 of :one reeharedisp'osed 'opposite'to ythel spiace 'between vadjacentblades 'ofthe adj acent'reel.' U'The 'shgaft's29 however are "at right 'angles .to

j ,the vside plates V22`an'fd23 yai'idrobli'qiie with `respectto the axisv of the-hub ofsprocket Y lwheel 34 sothat thereels o and c ex'te'nd'fo'r-Y j'wardlyvon divergent ,lines 'from' the center adjaent end'por'tions of thek blades onthe fforward sides of the `reels 'in the rotation A. l't'h'ereofhare disposed in a coniinj'on p'lanean'd "'adjfacenteiidsfof th'eblades on therear `-sides of the'rcels ingthe rotation thereof, all of i'whichjis shown in Figurel.V

a. 's'p'ac'ejorv clearance is provided between the It is to be acted h miie bracket a'rmei extendsinto the clearance between the rear 'portions of the reels Aand that the'sprocket f chainf43 trained around vthe vsprocket'34 n "p'asse'sirearwardly throii'gh`-'the clearance be# '"tweentherear portions `of the reels; f 'v with are ease-aar a aas ebvieuethatfiie stationary blade sections 19 and 20 are respectively disposed at a tangent to the respective reels b andcso Ythat the edges of the'cutting and stationary blades are appropriately dis-` posed to cut or shear the grass entering betweenfthe cutting edges. jv itis Ito be further ynoted that by reason: of therelation of thev ends 4of the yblades on the forward sides `of thejreels,:the cutting blades. are enabled` to' operate on all' the' V'grass disposed between the sides plates22f and 2`3"ofthe iraniegthere-V 'fore,.ithere will be an absencey of ridges orun'- cut blades of grass in the area of the lawn traverse-d bythe reels Z9, and c. o

Motion from thesprocket wheel 34 is transinitted tothe' shafts29by pins4'4'passing as VdiametersV through 'thefspheresf32 and' 33.

'The proj ec'tin'g end portions'offthese pins are f disposed in oppositelyv 'disposed :transverse recesses 15in-the' riiig's3636and`lang'es 38,"

the said recesses-providing a--cleara'nce' and bearings :for thel projecting end portions of thepins 44 in' the rotation of` the shalftsf'an'd sprocket. l The'fi'upper and lower runs of chain 43 are directed throughV `r'eces`s'es46'and respectively disposediin thelower and iip- 'o'erjei'ids ofthe' "star'ida'rd 42, the -said riiiisex- 'tending rearwardly and around a driving kspr 'icket*`wheel 48. Y Thedri'v'ing sprocket is relatively.'large'k soV thatthe' `cii'ttingrcels' are 'rotated at arelativelyhighrate'ofspeed as is usual in devices of this kind. The driving 'sprocket isv loosely-n ioiiiited upon the 'di-iw 'iiigaxle 49, onthefe'nd portions of 'which are Y '10o Vloosely ri'iounted"thedrivingv wheels 50 andl.

lThe side plates 22and 23 are provided 'with jrear'wardlyV and upwardly extending arms E32-52,l 'and `each- 'of 4'these arins vconsists of `telescoping sections 53' and 54 which arefadjustablyco'nnectedby setscrews which per- 'Ini't ofjlongitu'dinal* variations of theV Y aiii'is landas a'ineans forsecuring the arins' in `any jof their adpisted positions. y The sections'54 fare "provided with bearings 'for' the 'ends of Atlejaxle "49 sothat klongitudinal adjustment the aims '52 "will @Heet the-tightening or loosening Of-Ch'aing. ,n Y K Over-'running vclutch structures'are pro-Y vided betweenthe sprocket wheel and the axle.,49, vandy also between the driving-wheels 50 and 51 and i the said-axle',Vv *"Th'es'e clutch structures '57 engage upon forward niotionof l, the mower with-respect tothe operator-'when ,the handle 56 is pushed, and :disengage V*vi/"hen the inoweris pulled o'r .movedrearw'a'rdly kor in the opposite direction. Each lofthe' said clutches 57 comprisesa disk 58xedly^se cured to-the axle 49 andperipherally provided with a plurality of notches 59 in which areydisposed rollers 60 which are/retained by a housing 61 surrounding the disk'andloose upon the axle 49. The rollers are yieldingly held in contact vwith'the inner surface ofthe Y *housingjbycompression 'springs 62 'set into v*sockets Vin fone endet-the recesses The i sprocket wheel is rigidly secured to the` j housinglat the central portion of theaxle j and this housing is closed at one side by a plate 63, and a removable pl`ate`64. secured to housj ing 6l providesa closurefor the opposite. side s of the housing. The housing used in connecj tion with `the drive wheels 50 and 51`is formed integral withithe wheels and is closedat` one tof sideby the outer side faces `of the wheels,fand `suitableretaining.plates are secured tothe inj i j `ner sidesof the housing for`preventing disf `placement of the rollers therein. The handle 56 is provided at itsforward end with a yoke f 65" whichstraddles the driving wheels and is `turnably mounted upon the outer end portions ,of the aXle 49. The `forward end pori tion of each side ofthe yoke is provided with an inturned lower side portion `66 as shown in Figure 7` to engage on the underside `of the adjacent sections ft of oneof the arms `.52 so as to provide astop `for limiting the movement of the handle 56 in one direction.` The handleas will be noted is provided with a latch 67 and in thatthe handle is permitted to swing forwardlyand over thecutting reels,`the latch 67isso` positionedas to engage 1 with oneof the stay rods as shown by, dotted Y lines in .Figure 5. `This permits of turning i l the frame a upwardly and rearwardly when the handleis turned to the fullline position shown in Figure `5 so that the mower may be transported readily from place to place with i i the frame a disposed above the ground. In

connectionwith the `foregoing it is to be ob- `served that the driving wheels andl by virtueof their arrangement on the shaft andy` between the sides of the extension 52 of frame a, are disposed rearwardly of the` cutting j ,inechanism and inwardlyI beyond the outer 40.

endsgof the reels, so `that their absence from of a walk and the like, and operate 4on the grass adjacent thereto and cut thesame to `withina fraction of aninch from the object. j This quality on the partof the present invenj `tion renders unnecessary the operation `of I claim:

extending at an inclination `with respect to each other andhaving overlappingportions so asto presenta continuous cutting surface cutting *blades positioned beneath the two reels and cooperating therewith. i

l 2. Alawn mower comprising a frame, a rotary cutting mechanism carried by said frame andincluding a pair of reels disposed` at an `having overlapping portions soas to presenta continuous cutting surface throughout the lentire length ofthe two reels `on one side thereof, the `opposite side of said reels having l. `In a lawn mower, apair of cutting reels i inclination withrespect to each` other and the adjacent ends thereof spaced apart, al

flexibler coupling interconnecting said reels, andfoperative means passing between the spacecladjacentends of the reelsand being connected to said couplingfor rotating said reels.

and including a pair of reelsjdisposedat an 3. `A lawn mower comprising a frame, a ro.h tary cutting mechanism carried by said frame `j s j inclinationfwith;respect to each other and having overlapping portions so as to present i a continuous cutting surface throughout the" entire length of the two reels onone side` thereof," stationary cutting blades disposed bef neath `saidfrotary cutting mechanism and mounted with their axes parallel tothe axes of saidreels, driving wheels carried by the `frame and disposed rearwardly of thecutting mechanism, shafts carriedby said `reels and extending axially thereof, a flexible coupling j interconnecting said shafts, and operative" means connecting the driving wheelslwiththe flexible `coupling `for transmitting motion from thedriving wheels to the reels. y

cutting reels carried by said frame, said reels each other andhaving overlapping portions `soastopresent a continuous cutting surface throughout the entire length of the two reels j j `on one side thereof,fthe opposite side of said l reelshaving the adjacent ends thereof spaced f apart, driving wheels carried by said frame, and `operative means connecting said wheels with said reels for transmitting motion from n JOHN `I-IldlllRY BLAIR.

j trimming the edges cfa lawn and portions i Yes Vthereofadj acent to hand shears.`

fences and the like,`with j Although I have shown and describedone"` `embodiment of my invention, it is to be un-` J n derstood that the saine is susceptible ofvari- ,j `ous changes; and I reserve the right to employ such asmay come within the scopeof the appendedclaims. i i.

" extending at an inclination with respect to l the drivingwheels tothe reels, said means eX- tending through `space between said reels.`

`throughout the length of the two reels,and` T0 i" j i051 4. In a lawn mower, a frame,` a pair of j 

